Principal Software Engineer Microsoft
Bellevue, WA

Job Description

Our team is Intentional Exploration. The Intentional platform is an exciting new technology acquired by Microsoft in 2017. It is the basis for a number of new applications, the first of which, Whiteboard, is now in preview release and which will grow into a very general and powerful concept of Interactive Documents that are heterogeneous and have groupware, semantic encoding, and interactions built in. Intentional Exploration is a team led by Charles Simonyi of 15 people, eventually growing to 30, that works on the "XP Platform" which is substantial refactoring of the Intentional codebase with the goal of ever greater performance, functionality, and programmability.

BA/BS+

8+ years of experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Familiarity with graphics APIs and communication APIs in general

Familiarity with different operating systems, for example Windows, IOS, and Android

Working familiarity with C# and its development environment

Experience with C++, JavaScript/Typescript and graphics engines are also applicable.

Familiarity with functional languages and functional programming

Exceptional applied grasp of software engineering principles and practices

Interest in accessibility techniques is a plus

Good communication skills

Leadership experience is a plus

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

Interfacing the XP platform to specific services: the Intentional graphics layer, peer-to-peer networking, various translation and transcription services, interfaces to MS Substrate services.

Bringing the Modern Debugging framework (trace/query-based debugging) to the Intentional code.

Performing other refactoring and development tasks within the Intentional system.

Developing strategies for porting the system to different operating environments and different languages.

When required, performing the duties of a team leader.

Communicate effectively in written form or in presentations with the team and with development partners.

This is an exciting opportunity for a leadership position and an opportunity to contribute to flagship applications through interactive Documents.